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We’ve joined forces with the talented folks at Bill Baber to highlight even more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland, just like us! This is part of our Meet the Maker blog series. This month’s spotlight is on Great Glen Charcuterie, who make ethically sourced venison salami, chorizo, pepperoni, bresaola and more delicious smoked foods. Anja and her family live close to Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. She chatted with India from J Boult Designs about her inspiration, what running a small business in the Highlands is like and her favourite foods.  How did your business get...

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  Warm up that dreich week day night, with this fabulous fake-away recipe sure to fire up taste buds. This recipe is perfect with pheasant. It can easily be made with partridge, pork or chicken. You can substitute panko breadcrumbs for crushed corn flakes.  Serves 4  Ingredients:  Pheasant  4-6 pheasant breasts cut into small strips  1 plate full of plain flour  1 tablespoons chinese 5 spice  2 chicken eggs mixed with a fork on plate  1 plate of panko breadcrumbs  1 litre of vegetable oil Sticky and sour sauce  250ml apple juice  2 tablespoon soy sauce  5cm fresh ginger  3...

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We’ve joined forces with the talented folks at Bill Baber Knitwear to highlight even more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland, just like us! This is part of our Meet the Maker blog series. This month’s spotlight is on Whisky Frames, a small business based in Rosewell Midlothian, just outside Edinburgh, that makes beautiful up-cycled whisky barrel photo frames. Kristen the founder of Whisky Frames chatted with India from J Boult Designs about her inspiration, making Whisky Frames and what running a small business is like with her family.  Kristen and husband, Ross How did your business get started? ...

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We’ve joined forces with the talented folks at Bill Baber to highlight even more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland, just like us! This is part of our Meet the Maker blog series. This month’s spotlight is on The Crafty Kit Company.  Founded by Jo Lochhead in 2012, The Crafty Kit Company produces best-selling craft kits that are stocked by independent and national retailers such as John Lewis, including needle felting, knitting, sewing, and cross stitch kits. For each kit that The Crafty Kit Company sells, it is committed to donating one ‘impact’ to good causes worldwide, and also supports local...

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We’ve joined forces with the talented folks at Bill Baber to highlight even more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland, just like us! This is part of our Meet the Maker blog series. This month’s spotlight is on Caroline Wolfe Murray who creates wonderful homewares using traditional Harris Tweed, bright Liberty fabrics and, recently, laser cut wood pieces. Caroline lives in East Lothian, just outside of Edinburgh. She chatted with Lucy from Bill Baber about her inspiration and her favourite parts of Scotland. Can you tell us how your business got started? After studying archaeology and working as an archaeological illustrator...

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